Mexico stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 0.08%

Mexico stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 0.08%

Sep 20, 2018

Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Materials, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC fell 0.08%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC), which rose 1.63% or 1.94 points to trade at 120.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (MX:OMAB) added 1.27% or 1.660 points to end at 132.310 and Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (MX:FMSAUBD) was up 0.70% or 1.27 points to 183.67 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA), which fell 2.31% or 0.35 points to trade at 14.83 at the close. Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) declined 2.28% or 0.660 points to end at 28.290 and Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) was down 2.07% or 1.280 points to 60.480.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 177 to 109 and 13 ended unchanged.

Shares in Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (MX:OMAB) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.27% or 1.660 to 132.310.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.32% or 3.90 to $1212.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.92% or 0.65 to hit $70.12 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.02% or 0.81 to trade at $78.59 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 0.24% to 18.8158, while EUR/MXN rose 1.14% to 22.1621.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.69% at 93.47.

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